Hello and thank you for taking the time to provide us with your dog's history and your behavior goals. By taking the time to provide this now, we will be able to provide you management guidance before we meet and be able to prepare for your session, so we can hit the ground running during our session time together!
If you have more than one dog, please fill this out as many times as needed to include all the dogs in your household.
Important note: All members of the household are required to commit to aversive free methods during our time together. Aversive tools/methods include: shock, choke, prong, and barking collars. In addition to shaking cans, collar corrections (pops), pinning dogs down, rubbing their faces in urine and feces, hitting or kicking, and slip leads. These methods are likely to hamper training and could cause emotional trauma and negative behavioral side effects. The use of invisible shock fence is also aversive and can hamper training by increasing fear, anxiety and aggression, as well as cause excessive barking. This system will limit me from making significant positive behavior change in your dog, and I will advise you to stop using it, in order to see the results you want. Your dog must feel safe.
If your dog presents with potential pain or extreme behavior, I may require a Veterinarian be seen in order to move forward with behavior modification. Health and behavior are linked. In many cases poor health (including toxic stress) must be addressed first in order to see the behavior change you wish for.